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What does the word 'abscond' mean?
What does the word 'abscond' mean?
- To burn to ashes
- To overcome with fear
- To free from complications
- To run off and hide (correct)
Which part of speech is 'arduous'?
Which part of speech is 'arduous'?
- Verb
- Adverb
- Noun
- Adjective (correct)
What does 'daunt' mean?
What does 'daunt' mean?
- To clarify an issue
- To intimidate or discourage (correct)
- To run away
- To inspire courage
What is the definition of 'anarchy'?
What is the definition of 'anarchy'?
What does 'auspicious' imply?
What does 'auspicious' imply?
Which of the following best describes 'incinerate'?
Which of the following best describes 'incinerate'?
What does 'inanimate' mean?
What does 'inanimate' mean?
What is meant by 'larceny'?
What is meant by 'larceny'?
Which word describes someone who is very brave?
Which word describes someone who is very brave?
What does 'rectify' mean?
What does 'rectify' mean?
Which word means 'to mislead by trickery'?
Which word means 'to mislead by trickery'?
What is indicated by the term 'precipice'?
What is indicated by the term 'precipice'?
Which word means 'bending readily or easily influenced'?
Which word means 'bending readily or easily influenced'?
Flashcards
Abscond
Abscond
To run off and hide, often secretly.
Access
Access
The ability to access or approach something, such as a place, person, or information.
Anarchy
Anarchy
A state of disorder and lawlessness, with no government or authority in control.
Arduous
Arduous
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Auspicious
Auspicious
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Daunt
Daunt
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Disentangle
Disentangle
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Fated
Fated
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Hoodwink
Hoodwink
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Inanimate
Inanimate
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Incinerate
Incinerate
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Intrepid
Intrepid
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Larceny
Larceny
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Pliant
Pliant
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Pompous
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Words
- abscond: (v.) to run off and hide
- access: (n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; (v.) to get at, obtain
- anarchy: (n.) a lack of government and law; confusion
- arduous: (adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort
- auspicious: (adj.) favorable; fortunate
- daunt: (v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage
- disentangle: (v.) to free from tangles or complications
- fated: (adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune
- hoodwink: (v.) to mislead by a trick, swindle
- inanimate: (adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit
- incinerate: (v.) to burn to ashes
- intrepid: (adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable
- larceny: (n.) theft
- pliant: (adj.) bending readily; easily influenced
- pompous: (adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessively stately or ceremonious
- precipice: (n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster
- prototype: (n.) an original model on which later versions are patterned
- rectify: (v.) to make right, correct
- reprieve: (n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement
- revile: (v.) to attack with words, call bad names
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